GWA Group is a leading innovator, designer, importer and supplier of sustainable water solutions for bathrooms, kitchens and laundries across residential and commercial spaces. With our iconic brands Caroma and Methven, and operations spanning Australia, New Zealand and the UK, we’re shaping a better, more sustainable future, one solution at a time.
Role: Assistant Management Accountant
Reports to: UK Financial Controller
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Days: Monday to Friday
Working Hours: Full time
Role Purpose
To support the day to day operation of the finance function, with primary responsibility for the purchase ledger and customer rebate administration. The role also provides wider finance and administration support, particularly around reconciliations, month end accounting, and query resolution.
Key Responsibilities
Purchase Ledger / Accounts Payable
- Process supplier invoices accurately and promptly, including PO matching and GRN checks
- Maintain supplier master data in the finance system
- Resolve supplier invoice and payment queries
- Reconcile supplier statements and investigate discrepancies
- Ensure invoices comply with VAT and company requirements
- Communicate with suppliers, maintaining professionalism always
- Accounts email mailbox management
Customer Rebate Administration
- Maintain accurate records of customer rebate agreements in line with approved terms
- Track rebate performance against sales volumes, values, or other agreed criteria
- Prepare and maintain customer rebate schedules to support month‑end reporting
- Calculate customer rebate accruals and assist with rebate provisions
- Raise customer rebate credit notes in line with agreements and approvals
- Reconcile customer rebate balances and investigate variances
- Respond to customer and internal queries relating to rebate calculations
- Provide supporting information for audit and management review
(Note: commercial negotiation and approval of rebate terms sits outside this role)
Month‑End & Accounting
- Prepare and post month‑end journals with appropriate support and documentation.
- Calculate, post, and reconcile accruals and prepayments in line with accounting policies.
- Assist with the preparation and posting of provisions, including supporting calculations and reconciliations.
- Reconcile assigned balance sheet control accounts and resolve variances.
- Prepare month‑end schedules for management accounts and audit review.
- Assist with intercompany invoicing and reconciliations
General
- Support internal and external audits by providing requested information
- Maintain strong financial controls and adherence to documented processes
- Apply accounting judgement within delegated authority and escalate issues appropriately.
- Support other month‑end or ad-hoc finance tasks as required
Skills and Experience
Essential
- AAT qualified or studying (or equivalent hands‑on experience)
- Demonstrable experience preparing and posting journals
- Previous experience in a finance assistant, accounts receivable/payable, or similar role
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Good understanding of accounts payable processes
- Comfortable working with finance systems / ERPs (e.g. D365 or similar)
- Good Excel skills (reconciliations, lookup formulas, basic analysis)
- Organised, reliable, and able to manage deadlines
Desirable
- Experience administering customer rebate or incentive schemes
- Experience supporting month‑end close
- Experience in a multi‑entity or transactional environment
Personal Attributes
- Methodical and highly organised
- Comfortable working with structured processes and detailed schedules
- Clear, professional communicator
- Takes ownership of defined tasks and follows them through to resolution
Ready to apply? Great! Just click the apply button to build your career with us! Please note: You must be a citizen, permanent resident or hold all the relevant employment visas and other approvals for the location and duration of this position to apply for this role. Please note that we are not accepting applications from agencies for this position.
